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“YOU worms deserve ten thousand deaths for standing against Lady Selena.” Two red eyes glowed in the darkness. “It’s difficult enough allowing you to even speak to her, and you dare oppose her? I will show maggots like you your place.”
“Aaaaaaah!”
Men’s screams echoed in the dark.
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“TIEGEL, did you hear? A red-eyed ghost appeared in the noble quarters last night and attacked several young noblemen.”
“A red-eyed ghost?”
“Yes. They claim its eyes were as red as blood. None of the attacked noblemen suffered serious injuries, so they’ll be fine but are incredibly frightened. What a ridiculous story. Ghosts?”
Though, I thought, it was interesting that everyone attacked were boys Aisha had bewitched. And they were only the ones who stood up against me yesterday.
Maybe it was a coincidence, or Aisha decided she couldn’t use them and cut them loose? No, I doubt that. It’s too soon after what happened. And it wouldn’t be a ghost who took them out.
It would be a different story if the victims became ghosts themselves. It smells strongly of coincidence to me.
“Whatever this ghost is, they probably just mistook something else for a ghost,” I said. “You don’t often see eyes that color. Though, if someone else has red eyes like you, Tiegel, I’d like to meet them.”
“I’m also curious.”